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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effectively decreases the risk of cardiovascular death in elderly patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study conducted by researchers in Spain. The study is the first large-scale study to assess the impact of OSA and the effectiveness of CPAP treatme… |
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Higher blood glucose and insulin levels seen in poor sleepers In the largest study of it kind to establish a link between sleep and diabetes, researchers found that people with diabetes who sleep poorly have higher insulin resistance, and a harder time controlling the disease. The findings, published in the June issue of Diab… |
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We know that marriage problems can have a negative effect on families, especially children. Now a new study of more than 350 families has found that marital instability when children are 9 months old may also affect youngsters’ sleep, predicting sleep problems when children are 18 months old. Specifically, instability i… |
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The brain changes during the teen years, for instance by pruning away connections that no longer seem needed. By measuring the brainwave signals of sleeping teens ages 15-16 and again a few years later, researchers found that the process does not appear to slow as teens approach adulthood. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] … |
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A recent study done by researches of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has found that it is sleep apnea, which is awakening the men in the middle of the night, but not the enlarged prostate. The researchers have found out that a prominent number of men, who are suffering with benign prostate enlargement (BPE), may [...] … |
